University of Quebec Trois Rivieres: The University of Quebec Trois Rivieres (UQTR), located in Trois-Rivieres, Canada, is a multidisciplinary institution known for its quality education and research. UQTR offers a wide range of programs in arts, sciences, business, health, and engineering. The university emphasizes practical training, research collaborations, and community engagement to enhance the learning experience and contribute to regional development.

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Program Objectives The orientation of the program is to provide fundamental and applied training in administration sciences at the postgraduate level with a constant concern for innovation in learning methods, ensuring students a constant adaptation to the business world. This concern is reflected in the multidisciplinary orientation of the training, the use of new communication technologies in the training activities and the period of stay in companies in order to promote a real transfer of knowledge. The program is aimed at candidates who wish to: become a high-level teacher or speaker capable of developing a pragmatic vision of contemporary management; rigorous use of a variety of approaches to identify, analyze and innovatively solve complex problems associated with administration; contribute, through research results, to the advancement of knowledge in management science. More specifically, at the end of his training, the student must have demonstrated: that he is able to independently design, pursue and successfully complete applied research projects in business administration; that he is able to contribute in an original way to the advancement of knowledge in the understanding of complex organizational problems and the development of solutions applied in the context of the globalization of economies; that he has developed advanced intervention skills in the business environment and in complex organizational systems; that he is able to apply the theories acquired in the management of complex problems both in the national environment and in the international environment; that he has the necessary skills for scientific and professional communication and the transmission of knowledge in the business community. Show less

Compulsory courses (45 credits)

The following activities (forty-five credits):

DBA6810 Decision-making foundations of management
DBA6820 Contemporary issues of management
DBA6830 Organizational and human foundations of management
DBA6840 Applied research methodology
DBA6910 Specialization seminar
DBA6920 Seminar of specific applications
DBA6930 Applied Research Techniques Seminar
DBA6940 Applied Research Seminar
DBA6950 Company residence (6 credits)
DBA6960 Comprehensive exam (6 credits)
DBA6970 Research proposal (9 credits)

Research credits (45 credits)
To successfully complete the program, students must carry out research work counting for 45 credits.
RESEARCH WORK
Thesis (45 credits)

The thesis will constitute a research work on a managerial problem identified during the academic activities of the program and validated during the residency in a company. It should contribute to the advancement of knowledge and new developments in the field of management in order to bring about practical solutions and concrete applications in business circles, both nationally and internationally.

On the favorable recommendation of the thesis jury and, if applicable, once the suggested corrections or modifications have been made, proceed with the public defense. The defense jury will be composed of members of the thesis jury. Following the defence, the jury can render one of the following three decisions: 1) acceptance of the thesis; 2) acceptance of the thesis subject to corrections to be made under the supervision of the research supervisor; 3) refusal of the thesis.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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